UNIT3SPORTSANDFITNESSReadingforWritingHaveyouevertriedtoloseweight?What’stheresult?Lead-inAhighschoolclasshasawellnessbookinwhichtheyexchangeideasabouthealthandfitness.KaylaGoingPositivedietalimitedorcontrolledamountoffoodthatyoueatatacertaintime,usuallybecauseyouwanttoloseweight.dietbooks：“5:2

diet”Itsaystoeatnormallyforfivedaysofaweek,butonlyeatverylittleonthe

othertwo

days.LeadinginReadingfor

gist1.WhatproblemdidKaylahaveinthe

past?Shesparednoeffortstoloseweightandwantedtolooklike

theslimgirlson

TV.2.Whatmadeherchangeher

thinking?Shereadanarticlewhichtellspeopletobefitinsteadofcaringtoomuchaboutone’s

weight.3.Whatdidshedotokeepfit

later?Shestartedthinkingaboutfitnessandaddedhealthyfoodstoher

meals.ReadingfororganizationPara.1Para.2Para.3changesinthinkingandactionsimprovementinwellnessgeneralstatementofproblemWritingtip1:Thetextiswell-organisedwiththeselinkingwords.what'smore,besides,thus,although,foronething,foranotherfirstly,…secondly,…lastly…MatchthemainideaHowdoestheauthorshowherpositivechanges?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byaskingquestions.C.Byshowingdifferences.D.Bylistingsomedata.√Writingtip2:Describethepositivechangesbymakingcomparison.=makeacomparison(作比較)ReadingfororganizationUnderlinethewordsandphrasesusedinthetexttoshowdifferences.ratherthan，insteadofbut，instead…h(huán)owever/though,differentfrom,ontheotherhand…moreexpressions:ThenIreadanarticlethatsaidinsteadofasking“AmIfat?”Ishouldbeasking“AmIfit?”Ihadnoideaalettercouldmakesuchadifference!OnceIstartedthinkingaboutfitnessratherthanweight,thingsbegantochange.Insteadofsaying“Iwanttolosethreekilos”,Iwouldsay“Iwanttoruntwokilometresineightminutes”or“Iwanttobeabletodo30push-ups”.RatherthancuttingoutthefoodsIenjoyed,Iaddedhealthyfoodstomymeals.Icouldstillhaveaburgernowandthen,butIwouldaddasaladoranapple.Finally,Istoppedcomparingmyselfwithactressesandmodelsandlookingforthingsthatwerewrongwithmyfaceorbody.Instead,ImadealistofthethingsIlikedaboutmyself.Bybeingpositiveaboutmyselfandmybody,Ibecamebothhappierandhealthier.

Writingtip3:Makeacomparisonwiththeseusefulexpressions.Readingforlanguage

LeadinAwellnessbookisabookinwhichagroupofpeopleexchangeideasabouthealthandfitness.Wheneveryouhaveanyquestiononwellness,youcanaskforhelpbysettingdownyourquestioninthebook.wellnessbookWhatdoyouthinkofKayla’slife?Kaylalivesahealthylifebothphysicallyandmentally.fitbodypositiveattitudeHowcanKayladothat?Let’sreadKayla’sstory!problemweightandlooksturningpointThepastThepresentactions(verbs)resultsanarticlethatsaidinsteadofasking“AmIfat?”peopleshouldbeasking“AmIfit?”worriedaboutmyweighttriedeverynewdietcutoutthefood…comparedmyselfwith…lookedforthings…wrongwithIalmostwentbananas.negativerun

twokilometresdo

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push-upsaddhealthyfoodstomakealistof…Ilikeabout…Ibecomebothhappierandhealthierpositivehealthyin________bodyhealthyin________mindGoingPositivemeansbecominghealthybothinbodyandmind.Howdoestheauthorshowherpositivechanges?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byaskingquestions.C.Byshowingdifferences.D.Bylistingsomedata.√Writingtip2:Describethepositivechangesbymakingcomparison.=makeacomparison(作比較)ReadingfororganizationIalwayswantedtolookliketheslimgirlsonTVeventhoughIknewthatitwasimpossible.IworriedaboutmyweightandtriedeverynewdietIreadaboutonline.Itriedno-fat,low-fat,5:2,onlybananas,nobananas--Ialmostwentbananas,too.nearlywentcrazy

Readparagrah1:

1.WhatproblemdidKaylahaveinthepast？

2.Whatdoesthesentence“Ialmostwentbananas”mean?

Part1:ThestarterTips:Inthestarter,youshouldstateyour______.Readparagraph2:

1.whyshechangedherthinking?

2.Findouthowshechanged(thepast&present)ThenIreadanarticlethatsaidinsteadofasking“AmIfat?”Ishouldbeasking“AmIfit?”Ihadnoideaalettercouldmakesuchadifference!OnceIstartedthinkingaboutfitnessratherthanweight,thingsbegantochange.Insteadofsaying“Iwanttolosethreekilos”,Iwouldsay“Iwanttoruntwokilometresineightminutes”or“Iwanttobeabletodo30push-ups”.RatherthancuttingoutthefoodsIenjoyed,Iaddedhealthyfoodstomymeals.Icouldstillhaveaburgernowandthen,butIwouldaddasaladoranapple.Completetheoutlinewiththewordsandphrasesfromthetext.Thepastworriedabout_____________andtried__________________comparedmyselfwith___________________thinkabout_________________________Thepresent____________________________________myweighteverynewdietactressesandmodelsfitnessratherthanweightturningpoint:anarticlemakealistofthingsIlikedaboutmyself

Theresult_________________________________positivehappierhealthierTask3Whatyoudonow/willdointhefuture？Ieat/willeatatleastfiveportionsoffruitandvegetableseverydayandhave/willonlyhavefastfoodasatreatoccasionally.Ihavejoined/willjoinsomenewclubstomeetnewpeopleandmakenewfriends.Possibleresults:

Improvingmydiethasmade/willmakemefeelbetter,whichhas/willalsomade/makeme

feelmoreconfidenttomakenewfriends.Whatyouusedtodo/donow？Iate/eatalotoffastfood.Iavoided/avoid

talkingtonewpeopleanddidn't/don'thavemanyhobbiesexcept

playingcomputergames.Results:Ididn't/don'thavemuch

energy,andIwas/amalittle

overweight.Ididn't/don'thavemany

friends.Activity3.SampleWritingIamahighschoolstudent.Iwant

tofeelbetteraboutmyselfandbe

healthierbecausesometimesIget

down,havenoenergyandworry

aboutthingstoomuch.

Idecidedto

changemydiettomakeithealthier.

Forexample,Istoppedeatingfast

foodsooften,andintroducedfruit

andvegetablesintomydietevery

day.

Ialsodomyexercisesregularly